The Beneficiaries of Saddam's Oil Vouchers: The List of 270

The Beneficiaries of Saddam's Oil Vouchers ^

[rotstan]

The following report from MEMRI's Baghdad office is a translation of an article which appeared in the Iraqi daily Al-Mada,(1) which obtained lists of 270 companies, organizations, and individuals awarded allocations (vouchers) of crude oil by Saddam Hussein's regime. The beneficiaries reside in 50 countries: 16 Arab, 17 European, 9 Asian, and the rest from sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Only a portion of the 270 recipients are listed and identified.

[b4its2late]

If not, the darn pews would be under a sea of oil.....

[Dog]

There was the above board sales under this program and then there was the pipeline into Syria that we shut down after the war........and the smuggling thru the Gulf.

[Little Bill]

At 200,000 barrels a day * 365 * 20 years = 1,460,000,000 BBLs, the BS factor is rising. I would take the cash rather than futures.

[b4its2late]

"I have never solicited nor received money from Iraq for our campaign. I have never seen a barrel of oil, never owned one, never bought one, never sold one."

This guy is either an FOB, a relative or an observer of the best liar in US history....

[Dog]

I have never solicited nor received money from Iraq for our campaign. I have never seen a barrel of oil, never owned one, never bought one, never sold one."

Come on .....we watched Clinton parse for 8 years......now re-read it and parse it....:-)

[Dog]

Dang the same thought at the same time..

[b4its2late]

See #44... great minds and all that stuff...

[eastforker]

Help me understand the implications of this article. When were these vouchers given and does voucher mean gift or allocation?

[umgud]

It's all going to Dick Cheney thru Halliburton now.

[Dog]

Did it again..

[b4its2late]

I'm probably going to Phila in April. Will let you know details down the road.....

[Dog]

Shermy thinks they happened in 1998 or 1999..

[mewzilla]

Here's a link with some words of wisdom from Mr. Arthur Millholland.

[Dog]

You are good mew......very good at the research.

[mewzilla]

When I think of the ocean of docs that must be floating around...There aren't enough Depends on the planet for the people who stand to lose...

[b4its2late]

Interesting

Just as that was a factor leading to World War II, Millholland says, people should be wary if Iraqi parents must continue to bury their children.

``The hatred of the Western world is growing.''

[XHogPilot]

Pinging all for "The List of 270" Iraqi Bribe Takers

[Dog]

So he wanted the sanctions lifted for the poor Iraqis....all the while if the al-Mada article is correct he took oil and pocketed the cash.

Uh oh!

[Shermy]

Shermy thinks they happened in 1998 or 1999..

I miught have misread a French article. Anyway, the records revealed aren't complete as admitted by the Iraqis...more to go through.

[Dog]

Does al-Mada have a web site?